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(Above) Clear Lake’s Zach Lester and Drew Enke put some strong defensive pressure on this West Fork ball handler. The Lions beat West Fork in double-overtime, 78-75. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy Judging by the first game, it’s going to be an exciting season for the Clear Lake Lions. The team opened with a double-overtime…

(Above) Clear Lake’s Lexi Fasbender guards a West Fork player during Tuesday night’s game. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy The Clear Lake girls improved their record to 4-1 last week with wins over West Fork and Hampton-Dumont. “This week really tested our girls mentally and physically and I was pleased with how we performed all…

The Clear Lake High School Dance Team participated in the State Dance Team Competition held at Wells Fargo Arena, in Des Moines, on Thursday, Dec. 1. The team received State Championship honors in both Pom and Hip Hop. The group was also recognized for Outstanding Academic Achievement. The Championship routines were a cheerleader themed…

The Clear Lake wrestling team opened the 2016 season with a pair of duals against Top of Iowa Conference teams. The Lions topped host Belmond-Klemme, 66-15, but fell to Lake Mills, 45-30. The Lions recorded five falls in the win over Belmond-Klemme. Eric Faught (113), Braxton Doebel (132), Ryan Leisure (145), Chance Poley (170) and…

The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura wrestling team moved their record to 1-3 in dual action. The Cardinals competed in a dual against Eagle Grove and West Hancock on Thursday, Dec. 1. GHV fell to Eagle Grove, 46-35, and to Eagle Grove 45-33. Austin Case (113), Zach Eichman (120), Jace Pringnitz (138), Colyn Schoneman (160) and Conner Shaw (170…

The 2016-17 season is underway for the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura girls basketball team as they split a pair of Top of Iowa Conference games. GHV 66, North Iowa 56 Free throws were the difference for the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura girls when they hosted North Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 29. “We got off to a good start, as we were…